Decorous Amber is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #538aa6 |
| Complementary Color | #588fac |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20.24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Decorous Amber Color. The Mazzone color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Sequoia Grove (#935e4e) for more calm effect. Try Cupcake as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#588fac is the best complementary color to Decorous Amber. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ac7559 complementary color is Hippie Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Santa Fe are #ac5866 and #ac9e58. Thus found on the left and right of #ac7559 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matrix and Teak colors as they work well with Decorous Amber.
The split-complementary Decorous Amber palette consists of #5866ac and #58ac9e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#588fac). Try Scampi and Tradewind colors in combination with #ac7559, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #ac7559 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Decorous Amber. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Decorous Amber contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Fern, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #ac7559 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Decorous Amber tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#588fac) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Hippie Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #58ac75 and #ac588f.
In a RGB color space, hex #ac7559 is made of 46% red, 31% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Decorous Amber has a hue angle of 20.24°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 51.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ac7559 is made of 0% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 32.55% yellow and 32.55% black ink.
| HEX | #ac7559 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(172,117,89) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 31%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 21.57, 32.55, 32.55 |
| HSL | hsl(20.24,33.33%,51.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20.24,48.26%,67.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.2539,18.2982,24.1529) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1777,22.2145,12.412) |